{"product_id":"the-incorrigibles-paperback","title":"The Incorrigibles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeredith Jaeger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Meredith Jaeger comes an emotionally resonant novel about two women whose lives intersect as one resists the gentrification of her San Francisco neighborhood, and the other, eighty years earlier, fights for her freedom in nineteenth-century America. . . . \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e1890, San Francisco.\u003c\/i\u003e Seduced by her employer's nephew, Annie Gilmurray, an Irish maid, is accused of stealing the ring he promised her. Sentenced to one year in San Quentin, Annie is heartbroken and frightened among the inmates of the women's ward: prostitutes, murderers, and pickpockets. But Annie finds beauty and friendship in a brutal place, where the women look out for one another, dreaming of a better life after release. But their world inside San Quentin's walls is a dangerous one, and when the unthinkable happens, Annie makes a choice that will alter the course of her future forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e1972, San Francisco.\u003c\/i\u003e Aspiring photographer Judy Morelli is grappling with the searing betrayal of her husband's infidelity, subletting a San Francisco apartment while she pieces her life back together. When Judy discovers Annie's mugshot, she becomes fascinated and invested not just in Annie's fate but also in the history of her gentrifying South of Market Street neighborhood, joining the fight against redevelopment to maintain its rich community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring the different ways in which we are imprisoned and how we can break free, \u003ci\u003eThe Incorrigibles \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of women reaching across the barriers of time, the unbreakable bonds of female friendship, and the forgotten histories of those pushed to society's margins.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith Jaeger \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker's Dowry, Boardwalk Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pilot's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. Meredith was born and raised in Berkeley, California, the daughter of a Swiss father and an American mother. She holds a BA in modern literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and lives outside San Francisco with her husband and their two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748458332448,"sku":"9780593473757","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f2bd4c12153a889bc26ca92d631fb29.webp?v=1779910235","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-incorrigibles-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}